Death - Symbolic [Full Album 1995]

Lyrics to Symbolic [Full Album 1995] by Death

Tracklist: 01. Symbolic [Verse 1] I don't mean to dwell, but I can't help myself When I feel the vibe and taste a memory Of a time in life, when years seemed to stand still [Pre-Chorus 1] I close my eyes and sink within myself Relive the gift of precious memories In need of a fix called innocence [Pre-Chorus 2] When did it begin, the change to come was undetectable The open wounds expose the importance of our innocence A high that can never be bought or sold [Chorus] Symbolic acts, so vivid Yet at the same time were invisible [Instrumental Interlude] [Bridge] Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow [Verse 2] Do you remember when things seemed so eternal? Heroes were so real, their magic frozen in time The only way to learn is: be aware and hold on tight [Pre-Chorus 1] I close my eye and sink within myself Relive the gift of precious memories In need of a fix called innocence [Pre-Chorus 2] When did it begin, the change to come was undetectable The open wounds expose the importance of our innocence A high that can never be bought or sold [Chorus] Symbolic acts, so vivid Yet at the same time were invisible 02. Zero Tolerance [Verse 1] In the dark of night, abusing a portion of light While others are sleeping and some are escaping A serpent spews out fantasy, unjustified blasphemy That cannot be condoned [Pre-Chorus] It must be strange to not have lived so far into existence [Chorus] This is not a test of power This is not a game to be lost or won, let justice be done [Bridge] There will be zero tolerance for the creator of hallowed intentions There will be zero tolerance, fate is your deciding God [Verse 2] Karma comes crashing down, leaving a very deep scar Exposing a door to the source of a verbal whore Machines supply the altar, where virtuous lives are sacrificed [Pre-Chorus] It must be strange to not have lived so far into existence [Chorus] This is not a test of power This is not a game to be lost or won, let justice be done 03. Empty Words [Instrumental] [Verse 1] Ashes and promises Share a bond through the winds of change Words are blown away When visions that should be Are tattooed in your mind The power to let go is sometimes hard to find [Pre-Chorus 1] The answer cannot be found In the writing of others, or the words of a trained mind In a precious world of memories We find ourselves confined [Pre-Chorus 2] Claws so razor sharp Ripping at the spirit [Chorus] Promises a potential to hurt, is anything real? When forever is to be until Deep inside, in the world of empty words... No escaping from those haunting empty words... [Instrumental] [Bridge] Do you ever feel it? A craving that is so strong To by thought rewind in order to find [Verse 2] Expectations that shined Through the doubt that soon would turn into the price Of what a word Will be worth when tomorrow comes To be and we are left Standing on our own and seeing what is real [Pre-Chorus 1] The answer cannot be found In the writing of others, or the words of a trained mind In a precious world of memories We find ourselves confined [Pre-Chorus 2] Claws so razor sharp Ripping at the spirit [Chorus] Promises a potential to hurt, is anything real? When forever is to be until Deep inside, in the world of empty words... No escaping from those haunting empty words... 04. Sacred Serenity [Verse 1] Wherever we go, whatever we do Your shadow is not far behind our steps And our breath Protecting and watching all... Observing spirits on the wall What are they telling you? [Pre-Chorus] Following all instincts that are pure Oblivious to time that may be the cure [Chorus] Sacred is the gift That they have without knowing Serenity is knowing it's safe From destruction of time [Verse 2] Maybe we could take a step back And discover what leads us to attack Time that is short - distance unknown For them, each day life has just begun Observing spirits on the wall What are they telling you? [Pre-Chorus] Following all instincts that are pure Oblivious to time that may be the cure [Chorus] Sacred is the gift That they have without knowing Serenity is knowing it's safe From destruction of time 05. 1000 Eyes [Verse 1] Crossing the line into the other side Emerging as prisoners To the emptiness of time [Pre-Chorus] To the left and to the right From behind - they're out of sight Plunging into a newfound Age of advanced observeillance A worldwide, foolproof cage [Chorus] Privacy and intimacy as we know it Will be a memory Among many to be passed down To those who never knew [Post-Chorus] Living in the pupil of one thousand eyes [Verse 2] Was it overlooked in front of all our faces? Now, all the mistakes and secrets Cannot be erased Viewing the blind complexity By which laws were justified To erase simplicity [Pre-Chorus] To the left and to the right From behind - they're out of sight Plunging into a new found Age of advanced observeillance A worldwide, foolproof cage [Chorus] Privacy and intimacy as we know it Will be a memory Among many to be passed down To those who never knew [Post-Chorus] Living in the pupil of one thousand eyes [Outro] We are enslaved now... 06. Without Judgement [Verse 1] Guilty until proven innocent We condemn your soul and fate Never mind the possibilities Too busy for logic or to calculate [Pre-Chorus] Take part in a diminishing breed Where complex turns to simplicity When pain is acknowledged Frivolous calculations will be abolished [Chorus] Without judgement, what would we do? We would be forced to look At ourselves emerged in lost time Assuming what may be Without judgement Perception would increase a million times [Verse 2] Distracted by the imagination That experiments with ease If you could taste it, it might be addictive Where life will crush those who defy [Pre-Chorus] Take part in a diminishing breed Where complex turns to simplicity When pain is acknowledged Frivolous calculations will be abolished [Chorus] Without judgement, what would we do? We would be forced to look At ourselves emerged in lost time Assuming what may be Without judgement Perception would increase a million times 07. Crystal Mountain [Verse 1] Built from blind faith Passed down from self-induced fantasy Turn a page to justify Conjuring power - it opens wide On your seventh day [Pre-Chorus] Is that how it's done? Twisting your eyes to perceive All that you want To assume from ignorance Inflicting wounds with a cross-turned dagger [Chorus] Inside crystal mountain Evil takes its form Inside crystal mountain Commandments are reborn [Bridge] All the traps are set to confine All who get in the way of the divine In sight and in mind of the hypocrite A slave to the curse forever confined [Solo: Schuldiner] [Verse 2] Shatter the myth Don't cut yourself On your words against Dreams made of steel Stronger than any faith That inflicts pain and fear [Pre-Chorus] Is that how it's done? Twisting your eyes to perceive All that you want To assume from ignorance Inflicting wounds with your Cross-turned dagger [Chorus] Inside crystal mountain Evil takes its form Inside crystal mountain Commandments are reborn 08. Misanthrope [Verse 1] From above and around Observations are collected Knowledge is taken in by curious life forms That may bring hope from beyond Beneath the giver of life, our sun An examination of another kind is done [Pre-Chorus 1] A view from those who stood high And breathing the sky An opinion from below and from above [Pre-Chorus 2] Some were decided, some were not A few looked away, but none forgot [Chorus] Misanthrope Hater of all mankind There is some hope For those who own their mind They came, they saw and acknowledged Some good, some bad Opinion: dangerous [Verse 2] Stay where you are, don't get consumed By what they created from sheer neglect In denial of years and years of Shattered souls That were lost to the power of Fragile, frightful minds [Pre-Chorus 1] A view from those who stood high And breathe the sky An opinion from below and from above [Pre-Chorus 2] Some were decided, some were not A few looked away, But none forgot [Chorus] Misanthrope Hater of all mankind There is some hope For those who own their mind They came, they saw and acknowledged Some good, some bad Opinion: dangerous 09. Perennial Quest [Verse 1] The journey begins with curiosity And envolves into soul-felt questions On the stones that we walk And choose to make our path Sometimes never knowing Other times knowing too much [Pre-Chorus] Filtering out the bad that holds us back Take hold of what is true to your hunger A hunger that will not go away Plans for tomorrow, they will remain [Chorus] Won't you join me on the perennial quest Reaching into the dark, retrieving light Search for answers on the perennial quest Where dreams are followed, and time is a test [Verse 2] No time for mental crutches The maker has moved on I will take it raw and be on my way [Verse 3] Those that stood beside me I'm glad you understand Behind these written words I share the simple plan To hang on to the way that we feel [Verse 4] From rivers of sorrow To oceans deep with hope I have travelled them Now, there's no turning back The limit, the sky I ask my questions: Why? What today? When tomorrow? [Pre-Chorus] Filtering out the bad that holds us back Take hold of what is true to your hunger A hunger that will not go away Plans for tomorrow, they will remain [Chorus] Won't you join me on the perennial quest Reaching into the dark, retrieving light Search for answers on the perennial quest Where dreams are followed, and time is a test